Floyd Mayweather calls off tour of Britain after visa dramas ground world champion

The world’s No 1 pound-for-pound boxer is reported to have encountered a visa problem which prevents him boarding his flight to London.

Mayweather had been scheduled to make one of his appearances in Bolton, increasing speculation that he could fight that town’s favourite son Amir Khan next spring.

Grounded: Floyd Mayweather has been forced to call off his British tour after encountering visa problems

Khan had said: ‘Obviously I was looking forward to meeting up with him again.’

Mayweather
is due to fight again in September against a yet-to-be-named opponent,
although Khan will not be available for that date as it is so close to
his long period of fasting, rather than training, during Ramadan.

The
visa problem has not been specified, but he has served a recent prison
sentence in Las Vegas for assaulting a former girlfriend, who is the
mother of one of his children.

Mayweather was due to be in Bolton on June 23, with British businessman Spencer Brown responsible for the event.

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It
is possibly a tit for tat objection by Britain for America refusing
Nigella Lawson’s admission, after she admitted some drug abuse during
her appearance in the witness box at a trial hearing.

That thought is given some substance by a suggestion that Mayweather may reschedule his tour for October.

Alongside
his visit to the Reebok Stadium, the American was due to take in six
other English venues on his world tour with some tickets costing as much
as £200.

Mayweather is yet
to make any comment, but the news will surely disappoint fight fans who
were looking forward to welcoming the world champion.

Mike Tyson was denied entry into the UK last year because of rape and assault convictions.

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